SHARE ON: |
| |
| |
 |
 |
|
|
A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries.
The Smith County jury deliberated for about an hour before finding William George Davis, of Hallsville, guilty of capital murder involving multiple victims. Prosecutors planned to seek the death penalty during the sentencing phase, which was scheduled to start Wednesday.
Davis, 37, was accused of injecting air into the four patients arteries after they underwent heart surgery at the Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler in 2017 and 2018. During recovery from their surgeries, the four -- John Lafferty, Ronald Clark, Christopher Greenway and Joseph Kalina -- suffered unexplained neurological problems and died.
During the trial, Dr. William Yarbrough, a Dallas-area pulmonologist and professor of internal medicine, explained to the jury how injecting air into the arterial system of the brain causes brain injury and death.
Yarbrough said he was able to determine there was air in the arterial system of the victims brains by viewing images from brain scans -- something he said he had never before observed in his decades in medicine.
He ruled out blood pressure problems or any other causes of death besides the injection of air, and said it must have happened after the surgeries because the complications occurred while the patients were in recovery.
Defense attorney Phillip Hayes told the jury that the hospital had issues and that Davis was a scapegoat who was only charged because he was there when the deaths occurred.
Prosecutor Chris Gatewood said during closing arguments that Davis liked to kill people. And prosecutor Jacob Putman said the hospital hadnt changed any of its procedures and hadnt had any similar incidents since Davis left.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
6 pm |
| 28 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 25 KM/H
GUSTING TO 36 KM/H |
|
|
|
7 pm |
| 28 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 26 KM/H
GUSTING TO 45 KM/H |
|
|
 |
8 pm |
| 27 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: ESE 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 53 KM/H |
|
|
|
9 pm |
| 24 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: ESE 29 KM/H
GUSTING TO 59 KM/H |
|
|
|
10 pm |
| 21 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 59 KM/H |
|
|
|
11 pm |
| 18 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 61 KM/H |
|
|
|
12 am |
| 18 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 61 KM/H |
|
|
|
1 am |
| 17 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 64 KM/H |
|
|
|
|
TODAY |
HIGH OF 28 ℃
LOW OF 12 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
THURSDAY |
HIGH OF 27 ℃
LOW OF 13 ℃ |
| MODERATE RAIN |
|
|
 |
FRIDAY |
HIGH OF 31 ℃
LOW OF 14 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
|
|
 |
SATURDAY |
HIGH OF 30 ℃
LOW OF 19 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
|
|
|
SUNDAY |
HIGH OF 24 ℃
LOW OF 17 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
|
MONDAY |
HIGH OF 14 ℃
LOW OF 10 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
|
TUESDAY |
HIGH OF 11 ℃
LOW OF 10 ℃ |
| HEAVY INTENSITY RAIN |
|
|
|
WEDNESDAY |
HIGH OF 18 ℃
LOW OF 9 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
| KingCamp Khan Villa Bell Tent – 15% Off! |
| |
| Create the perfect outdoor escape with the KingCamp Khan Villa 4-Season Bell Tent. Save 15% with code VILLA15 on your next adventure. |
| |
| Use code VILLA15 to save 15% on your KingCamp tent! |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
LARRY FLEET
AINT MAD AT JESUS
06:09 PM |
|
 |
JAKE BANFIELD
THE LITTLE THINGS
06:06 PM |
|
 |
LUKE COMBS
AITT NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA
06:02 PM |
|
 |
GEORGE STRAIT
COLD BEER CONVERSATION
05:58 PM |
|
 |
DREW BALDRIDGE
CALL ME IF YOU GET ONE
05:52 PM |
|
 |
BRIAN KELLEY
BAREFEET OR BOOTS
05:50 PM |
|
 |
POST MALONE
DEVIL IVE BEEN
05:47 PM |
|
 |
DIERKS BENTLEY
AMERICAN GIRL
05:44 PM |
|
 |
TIM MCGRAW
RUNNIN OUTTA LOVE
05:41 PM |
|
 |
BILLY CURRINGTON
GEORGIA IN ALABAMA
05:37 PM |
|
 
|
